Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 197 | 309 | 354 | 262 | 248 | 226 | 109 | 109 | 276 | 225 | 267 | 570 | 690 | 700 | 685 | 940 | 781 | 813 | 785 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 2:10PM2.04m | 2:31AM1.93m | 2:59PM2.04m | 3:21AM1.95m | 3:48PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.05m | 8:23PM0.11m | 8:42AM0.03m | 9:14PM0.08m | 9:34AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 180 | 197 | 20 | 11 | 262 | 248 | 226 | 109 | 82 | 61 | 158 | 172 | 570 | 151 | 700 | 685 | 940 | 781 | 813 | 785 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 19 | E 8 | S 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 34 | 98 | 201 | 44 | 267 | 19 | 690 | 111 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 20 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 73 | 15 | 10 | 196 | 42 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 5 | NNW 4 | W 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 309 | 354 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 109 | 276 | 225 | 186 | 197 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 15 | — | 1 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35 |
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